NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Roma, TX
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
22 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Roma, Texas since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Harold in 2023. Since 1950, 2 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 20
- Tornadoes
- 2
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Roma
The strongest storm to pass near Roma was Allen in 1980, a Category 1 hurricane with 89 mph winds when its centre passed 45 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1880, whose centre came within 18 miles. The record near Roma begins with an unnamed storm in 1854; the most recent system was Harold in 2023, a tropical storm 65 miles away. Of the 22 systems, 4 have come since 2000. Roma has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 62% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 2 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 3, 2009, came within 23 miles. Of the 753 Texas cities, 100% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Roma. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 25 times since 1963, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 88% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Roma.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Roma
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HaroldAug 22 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | HannaJul 26 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2010 | HermineSep 7 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | DollyJul 24 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1999 | BretAug 23 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1983 | BarryAug 29 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1980 | AllenAug 10 | 45 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1975 | CarolineSep 1 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1971 | FernSep 12 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1967 | BeulahSep 21 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1954 | AliceJun 25 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormAug 2 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormSep 13 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 5 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1925 | Unnamed 1925 stormSep 7 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormSep 15 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJun 30 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormSep 22 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormAug 13 | 18 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 5 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1857 | Unnamed 1857 stormSep 30 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormJun 26 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Roma: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Roma
By decade
- 2000s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2009 | EF0 | 23 mi | 1.43 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 2004 | F0 | 8 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 2 of 2, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Roma
The Storm Prediction Center has 25 hail reports within 10 miles of Roma since 1963, made on 20 separate days. Of these, 21 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 2, 2004. The most recent report is from May 6, 2025. May has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Roma
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Falcon Dam, TX, 9 miles northwest of Roma at 320 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 103°F and low of 77°F; January is the coolest, at 72°F and 49°F. September is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 19.4 inches over 30 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 68% of the year's precipitation (13.1 of 19.4 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 22 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (11); a normal September there has highs of 96°F and 4.9 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 195 days a year, almost all from February to November. Lows fall below freezing on about 2 nights a year. That 19.4 inches is more than at 33 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (11%). Rio Grande City, 20 miles east, has its own station (Rio Grande City, TX): 22.6 inches a year, 3.2 more than here, and an August average high of 99°F against 103°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 72 | 49 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Feb | 77 | 53 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Mar | 84 | 59 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Apr | 91 | 65 | 1.2 | 2 |
| May | 97 | 72 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Jun | 101 | 76 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Jul | 102 | 77 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Aug | 103 | 77 | 1.6 | 2 |
| Sep | 96 | 73 | 4.9 | 5 |
| Oct | 90 | 66 | 1.4 | 2 |
| Nov | 80 | 58 | 1.3 | 2 |
| Dec | 72 | 50 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Year | 89 | 64 | 19.4 | 30 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Falcon Dam, TX (320 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Roma
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 39 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Roma: 18 flash floods, 9 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 floods, 5 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $50.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on March 7, 2026. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 394 have had fewer than Roma.
July 8, 2010: flood 9 miles from the centre of Roma — $37.5 million damage.
NWS: “Incredible rainfall estimated to be more than 50 inches in around 10 days' time between June 30th and July 9th across the front range and peaks of the Sierra Madre Oriental in Coahuila Province, Mexico, ultimately flowed through the entire Lower Rio Grande basin for much of the summer of 2010.”
June 22, 2007: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Roma — $7.8 million damage.
NWS: “The public reports extensive flooding is occurring in the city of Roma. Numerous streets are impassible.”
June 21, 2018: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Roma — $3.0 million damage.
NWS: “The Roma Fire Department reported that Arroyo Roma exceeded its banks, flooding parts of town with 1 to 3 feet of standing and flowing water during the pre-dawn hours of June 21st, 2018.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Roma's ZIP code 78584 have filed 30 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1983, and were paid $686,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2008, with 13. 10% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 433 Texas cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 117 have fewer than Roma.
Starr County, which includes Roma, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Starr County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail and inland flooding; Very Low for strong wind and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $29.5 million a year, the 64th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.7 million (26%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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